No.40, Uam Var Drive, Bishopstown
Retention of a garage conversion and roof change at a house in Bishopstown.
2543861 · Cork City Council · Lodged 7 May 2025
- Reference
- 2543861
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for the conversion of a side garage into a bedroom, bathroom, and utility room. Retention is also sought for changing the flat roof over this area to a tiled roof.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the retention of the conversion of a garage to a bedroom, bathroom and utility to the side of the existing dwelling house, retention is also being applied for the change of a flat roof to a tiled roof over this area.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Oct 2025 | €448,000 | 4 m |
| 12 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Sept 2025 | €425,000 | 166 m |
| 78 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2026 | €320,000 | 194 m |
| 8 Uam Var Dr, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2026 | €340,000 | 195 m |
| 24 Uam Var Grove, Bishopstown, Cork | Oct 2025 | €455,000 | 230 m |
| Casarella, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown | Nov 2025 | €410,000 | 245 m |
| Greenwood, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 246 m |
| 25 Uam Var Ave, Bishopstown, Cork | Jul 2025 | €360,000 | 257 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 May 2025
- Decision due1 July 2025
- Decision issued1 July 2025
- Grant issued12 August 2025
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